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'Love, Not Lust': Court Dismisses POCSO Case Against Man Who Married Victim
The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed proceedings in a POCSO case against a man, noting that the accused and the victim are now legally married, have a child and that the woman wants to live with him.
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Police Case Against UP Seer To Probe Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Him
A special POCSO court here on Saturday ordered the Jhunsi Police Station SHO to register an FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of boys.
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In Landmark Order, UP Couple Gets Death For Sexually Assaulting 33 Children
A couple has been sentenced to death by a court in Uttar Pradesh after being convicted in a case of sexual assault of 33 children, some of them as young as three years old.
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What Is 'Romeo-Juliet' Clause, The Supreme Court Wants Under POCSO Act
The law was first introduced in the United States because there was concern that teenagers in consensual relationships were being unfairly criminalised for statutory rape.
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Making Child Touch Private Parts Is Aggravated Sexual Assault: Delhi Court
Making a small child touch one's private parts with sexual intent is aggravated sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Delhi High Court has held.
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"Spent 8 Years In Jail": Ex-Top Court Judge On Unnao Rape Convict's Bail
According to the former top court judge, the rape convict has already spent over eight years in jail, and he cannot be given a life sentence as he is "not a public servant".
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Case Under Anti-Child Abuse Act Can't Be Dismissed If Victim Turns Hostile: Court
The Delhi High Court has upheld the jail term of a man for raping his minor stepdaughter, observing that guilt under the POCSO Act cannot be dismissed merely because the victim turned hostile, particularly when scientific evidence was available.
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RCB Cricketer Yash Dayal's Bail Plea Rejected By Jaipur's POCSO Court In Alleged Rape Case
Yash Dayal's lawyer, Kunal Jaiman, has argued that he only met the girl in public places, never alone, that she presented herself as an adult, took money from him citing financial problems.
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UP Man, Sister Get Life Imprisonment Over 13-Year-Old Girl's Rape
A special POCSO court here on Friday convicted and sentenced a 24-year-old man and his married sister to life imprisonment over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in a five-year-old case, a case lawyer said.
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Top Court Stays POCSO Trial Against Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the interim order while hearing Yediyurappa's plea challenging the Karnataka High Court's refusal to quash the case.
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'Love, Not Lust': Court Dismisses POCSO Case Against Man Who Married Victim
The Uttarakhand High Court has quashed proceedings in a POCSO case against a man, noting that the accused and the victim are now legally married, have a child and that the woman wants to live with him.
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Police Case Against UP Seer To Probe Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Him
A special POCSO court here on Saturday ordered the Jhunsi Police Station SHO to register an FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of boys.
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In Landmark Order, UP Couple Gets Death For Sexually Assaulting 33 Children
A couple has been sentenced to death by a court in Uttar Pradesh after being convicted in a case of sexual assault of 33 children, some of them as young as three years old.
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What Is 'Romeo-Juliet' Clause, The Supreme Court Wants Under POCSO Act
The law was first introduced in the United States because there was concern that teenagers in consensual relationships were being unfairly criminalised for statutory rape.
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Making Child Touch Private Parts Is Aggravated Sexual Assault: Delhi Court
Making a small child touch one's private parts with sexual intent is aggravated sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Delhi High Court has held.
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"Spent 8 Years In Jail": Ex-Top Court Judge On Unnao Rape Convict's Bail
According to the former top court judge, the rape convict has already spent over eight years in jail, and he cannot be given a life sentence as he is "not a public servant".
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Case Under Anti-Child Abuse Act Can't Be Dismissed If Victim Turns Hostile: Court
The Delhi High Court has upheld the jail term of a man for raping his minor stepdaughter, observing that guilt under the POCSO Act cannot be dismissed merely because the victim turned hostile, particularly when scientific evidence was available.
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RCB Cricketer Yash Dayal's Bail Plea Rejected By Jaipur's POCSO Court In Alleged Rape Case
Yash Dayal's lawyer, Kunal Jaiman, has argued that he only met the girl in public places, never alone, that she presented herself as an adult, took money from him citing financial problems.
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UP Man, Sister Get Life Imprisonment Over 13-Year-Old Girl's Rape
A special POCSO court here on Friday convicted and sentenced a 24-year-old man and his married sister to life imprisonment over the rape of a 13-year-old girl in a five-year-old case, a case lawyer said.
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Top Court Stays POCSO Trial Against Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa
A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the interim order while hearing Yediyurappa's plea challenging the Karnataka High Court's refusal to quash the case.
